steeznson

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[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

Yes I think it is. I've always had back pain from mild scoliosis but it got much worse when I hit 30. I got diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitus at 31 which explained why I was getting more extreme bouts of pain in my legs all of a sudden. That disease comes with strange symptoms, in addition to the main ones of rheumatoid arthritus I've also had trouble with my motivation/energy levels and uveitis (eye inflammation) problems.

It kind of makes sense on some level that after your mid/late 20s your body has stopped growing and started its slow process of dying. I'm lucky I've still got all my hair I guess although that randomly fell out for a year in 2021!

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago (2 children)

There is a famous US tv edit of Snakes On A Plane where Samuel L Jackson shouts at a pivitol moment, "I've had it with these monkey eating snakes on this Monday to Friday plane!"

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

TV edit of Big Lebowski to be shown on US daytime.

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

The A-list actors must find him enjoyable to work with to reduce their fees to fit that budget.

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I hope filmmakers keep expermenting with unusual premises like this. Can't help but think they'll gesture to the financial performance of this one and use it as an excuse not to take risks.

Maybe it will have a long tail on streaming!

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Next time just ask for une pipe

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They just respond in English after hearing my childlike attempts to parle français

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Never been banned on reddit but I prefer how there is less of a moderation here for my searing hot takes when I feel like shitposting

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

Wait I recognise those eyebrows from the CEO murder CCTV

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Yeah if I were being charitable I might imagine they aren't on the list because they are already subject to extremely high tarrifs and embargoes. Maybe increased those tarrifs could be a bargaining chip in ending the Ukraine invasion. Impossible to tell with Trump though.

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Uh I guess my movie enthusiast opinion is that Clerks is a very funny movie that has some surprisingly good social commentary burried under the irreverence.

If we're talking about the actual morality of normal people working at "evil" companies, then I guess it wouldn't be an injustice if there was some kind of cosmic punishment for it. The reality is that capitalism is cut throat and typically more "evil" companies like the arms, gambling or tobacco industry offer you better benefits or financial renumeration than ones that don't have that stigma.

At the same time I'd argue that there are very few truly "good" jobs. A large component of the charity sector is essentially sales; even if you are working at a company building some inoffensive productivity app or B2B software you can end up potentially automating work that used to be done by a human office admin.

At the end of the day you need to work out what your individual tolerance level is for the excesses of capitalism. If society really frowns upon an industry then people vote and the laws change so ultimately those are the parameters you are working within.

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

My friend used to work at the call centre for Sky tv who are like a cable company in the UK. People phone up because they want to cancel and their job is to try to discourage them from cancelling for another few days. He left after convincing a legally blind lady to keep her tv subscription.

 

This game is unbelievable for an indie dev to create for free. Production values are through the roof. It plays like Zero Mission on the GBA and arguably does a better job of remaking the classic than the official 3DS Samus Returns game.

I'm playing on PC but there is also an Android APK if you search for it.

 

I find The National frequently embarassing as a Scottish person. Enjoying seeing them squirm here.

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